Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon

Culqui, Dante R.; Ayuso-Álvarez, Ana; Munayco, César V.; Quispe-Huaman, Carlos; Mayta‐Tristán, Percy; Campos, Juan Donado

doi:10.1590/1413-81232015211.20502014

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“…The community values current access to health services and feels protected by their community. This perception of social support may influence protective health behaviors, including sexual and reproductive health [30].…”

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Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

Benavides-Torres¹,

Meneses-Tirado²,

Ramírez-Calderón³

et al. 2023

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The goal was to determine the personal, interpersonal, and sociocultural predictors of condom use among rural indigenous adolescents. Predictor variables were selected from Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Leininger's Transcultural Theory. The sample consisted of 419 Nahuas adolescents randomly selected from the total number of neighborhood blocks in a rural community in Puebla, Mexico. The instruments had acceptable psychometric characteristics (Cronbach alpha and validity scores). Multiple linear regression models were used. Results: 56.8% of participants were female, and 50.40 % were students. The mean age was M = 17.5 (SD = 0.97), and the majority (63%) identified as Catholic. Age at menarche/first ejaculation (β = -1.2, p = .038), attitude toward condom use (β = .13, p < .001), ethnic identity (β = .21, p < .001), and ability to negotiate condom use (β = .13, p < .003), predicted (R2 = 22.3) condom use. This study provides a basis for the integration of the cultural values of indigenous adolescents within interventions for sexual health promotion.

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Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

Benavides-Torres¹,

Meneses-Tirado²,

Ramírez-Calderón³

et al. 2023

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“…The community values current access to health services and feels protected by their environment. This belief of social support may influence protective health behaviors, including sexual and reproductive health [ 30 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

et al. 2023

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The goal of this research was to determine the personal, interpersonal, and sociocultural predictors of condom use among rural Indigenous adolescents. Predictor variables were selected from Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and Leininger’s Transcultural Theory. The sample consisted of 419 Nahuas adolescents randomly selected from the total number of neighborhood blocks in a rural community in Puebla, Mexico. The instruments had acceptable psychometric characteristics (Cronbach alpha and validity scores). Multiple linear regression models were used. Results: 56.8% of participants were female, and 50.40% were students. Mean age was M = 17.5 (SD = 0.97), and the majority (63%) identified as Catholic. Age at menarche/first ejaculation (β = −1.2, p = 0.038), attitude toward condom use (β = 0.13, p < 0.001), ethnic identity (β = 0.21, p < 0.001), and ability to negotiate condom use (β = 0.13, p = 0.003) predicted (R2 = 22.3) condom use. This study provided a basis for integration of the cultural values of Indigenous adolescents within interventions for sexual health promotion.

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“…A small number of studies published within the last two decades have described health risk factors and behaviours [2,3,9,10], but we found only one small retrospective study that recorded presenting complaints of patients attending a rural Peruvian Amazonian healthcare facility [11]. Our study describes presenting symptoms, working diagnoses and treatments at such a clinic, alongside a survey of the use of traditional forms of medicine and behaviours that influence health.…”

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Health and Demographic Characteristics of Patients Attending a Newly-Opened Medical Facility in a Remote Amazonian Community: A Descriptive Study

2018

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Peru is a country with wide regional disparities in health. Remote Amazonian communities have high rates of poverty and poor access to health services. There is a lack of data on morbidity and use of health services in the region. We describe a descriptive, cross-sectional study of the demographic characteristics and presenting complaints of attendees to a newly-opened primary care facility in a remote community. This was supplemented by structured interviews of adult attendees to build a picture of sociocultural determinants of health locally, including engagement with traditional forms of medicine. Our study provides novel insights into an under-studied and under-resourced area. We found a young population with a high prevalence of infectious illnesses, particularly dermatological infections - a previously under-recognised source of morbidity in these communities. Poor literacy rates and widespread use of traditional forms of medicine have important implications for the provision of healthcare in this region.

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Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon

Abstract: Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian AmazonCaracterísticas demográficas y de salud de la población Nahua: población en contacto inicial de la Amazonía Peruana

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Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

Health and Demographic Characteristics of Patients Attending a Newly-Opened Medical Facility in a Remote Amazonian Community: A Descriptive Study

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